who will bee our next champion?
243 spelling champions from across the country will compete for the Scripps Cup this year. Who will earn the title of Champion?
Watch the two-night special event on ION,
May 28 & 29 at 8/7c
Television Schedule
preliminaries
Tuesday, May 27
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 28
8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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semifinals
Wednesday, May 28
8 - 10 p.m. ET
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finals
Thursday, May 29
8 - 10 p.m.
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Meet the Spellers
1
Snigdha Pati
age 10 | grade 4
Alabama Kiwanis Foundation
Birmingham, Alabama
2
Majo Hernandez-Zamora
age 13 | grade 7
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage, Alaska
3
Elden Wier
age 13 | grade 8
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Fairbanks, Alaska
4
Esha Marupudi
age 13 | grade 7
Arizona Educational Foundation
Phoenix, Arizona
5
Salman Rashid
age 11 | grade 6
Arizona Educational Foundation
Phoenix, Arizona
6
Sumukh Tirumalasetty
age 10 | grade 4
Arizona Educational Foundation
Phoenix, Arizona
7
Christopher Werito
age 13 | grade 8
Navajo Times Publishing Company
Window Rock, Arizona
8
Sara Chen
age 12 | grade 6
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
9
Aarav Balani
age 13 | grade 8
The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training
Nassau, The Bahamas
10
Bria Curry
age 12 | grade 8
The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training
Nassau, The Bahamas
11
Enzo Paylaga
age 13 | grade 8
KERO Channel 23
Bakersfield, California
12
Aren Lee
age 13 | grade 8
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
Danville, California
13
Aiden Meng
age 12 | grade 6
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
Danville, California
14
Rithvi Balajee
age 12 | grade 7
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
Danville, California
15
Madison Gray
age 12 | grade 7
Imperial County Office of Education
El Centro, California
16
Ike Sperling
age 10 | grade 4
Humboldt County Office of Education
Eureka, California
17
Caroline Van Garsse
age 14 | grade 8
The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Fresno, California
18
Sydney Tran
age 13 | grade 7
The Orange County Register/O.C. Department of Education
Irvine, California
19
Kamya Balaji
age 12 | grade 6
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles, California
20
Oliver Halkett
age 13 | grade 7
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles, California
21
Lawrence Ye
age 13 | grade 8
Merced County Office of Education
Merced, California
22
Victoria Li
age 11 | grade 6
Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside, California
23
Shruthi Srinivasan
age 12 | grade 6
Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy
Sacramento, California
24
Ryan Sekera
age 10 | grade 5
Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy
Sacramento, California
25
Seren Kim
age 11 | grade 6
Monterey County Office of Education
Salinas, California
26
Hannah Kuo
age 12 | grade 7
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
San Bernardino, California
27
Angeline Wang
age 11 | grade 5
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
San Bernardino, California
28
Duaa Ouznali
age 13 | grade 8
ABC 10News
San Diego, California
29
Charlie Huang
age 11 | grade 5
Sage
Thousand Oaks, California
30
Sarvadnya Kadam
age 14 | grade 8
Tulare County Office of Education
Visalia, California
31
David Wang
age 11 | grade 6
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
32
Arshan Shahriar
age 11 | grade 5
ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
33
Kavya Vasudeva
age 13 | grade 7
WFCU Credit Union
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
34
Blanche Li
age 14 | grade 8
Boulder Valley School District
Boulder, Colorado
35
Ved Raju
age 12 | grade 7
The Denver Post
Denver, Colorado
36
Nathan Settevendemie
age 13 | grade 8
Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
West Hartford, Connecticut
37
Siara Husain
age 11 | grade 6
First State Educate
Hockessin, Delaware
38
Abigail Adegbite
age 11 | grade 5
The Washington Informer
Washington, District of Columbia
39
Zwe Spacetime
age 13 | grade 7
The Washington Informer
Washington, District of Columbia
40
Ibrahim Beck
age 14 | grade 8
European PTSA
Defense and State Department Schools, Europe
45
Nikhil Sha
age 13 | grade 7
Miami Herald
Miami, Florida
46
Sophia Schoenrock
age 13 | grade 8
Collier County Public Schools
Naples, Florida
47
Aiden Westover
age 14 | grade 8
Foundation For Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, Florida
48
Louis Avetis
age 12 | grade 7
Foundation For Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, Florida
49
Diego Gallegos
age 11 | grade 5
Foundation For Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, Florida
50
Moksh Maru
age 10 | grade 5
SNSB Region Two Bee
Sanford, Florida
51
Vlada Kozhevnikova
age 12 | grade 6
Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund
St. Petersburg, Florida
52
Cecily Dean
age 13 | grade 7
Envision Credit Union
Tallahassee, Florida
53
Sarv Dharavane
age 11 | grade 5
Georgia Association of Educators
Tucker, Georgia
54
Sara Daoud
age 12 | grade 7
Georgia Association of Educators
Tucker, Georgia
55
Giovanni Adjei
age 11 | grade 7
The National Spelling Bee Ghana
Accra, Ghana
56
Cyleane Quansah
age 11 | grade 6
The National Spelling Bee Ghana
Accra, Ghana
61
Gabriel Aguirre
age 11 | grade 5
Idaho Character Foundation
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
62
Navtaj Singh
age 14 | grade 8
Lewiston Tribune
Lewiston, Idaho
63
Beatriz Whitford-RodrÃguez
age 14 | grade 8
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, Illinois
64
Shruthi Ayyagari
age 13 | grade 7
DuPage Regional Office of Education
Chicago, Illinois
65
Katie Park
age 14 | grade 8
South Cook Intermediate Service Center
Chicago, Illinois
66
Alanur Mescioglu
age 13 | grade 7
Will County Regional Office of Education
Chicago, Illinois
67
Brighid Reid
age 13 | grade 7
DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16
DeKalb, Illinois
68
Kavin Suriya Prakash
age 13 | grade 8
SNSB Region Three Bee
Edwards, Illinois
69
Mason Coulthard
age 14 | grade 8
Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education
Freeport, Illinois
70
Yahya Mohammed
age 13 | grade 7
Kane County Regional Office of Education
Geneva, Illinois
71
Julia Kurien
age 14 | grade 8
Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education
Loves Park, Illinois
72
Tyler Kochanski
age 14 | grade 8
McHenry County Regional Office of Education
McHenry, Illinois
73
Arnav Sharma
age 12 | grade 6
Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education
Morris, Illinois
74
Parker Zimmerly
age 14 | grade 8
Regional Office of Education #47
Sterling, Illinois
75
Visharad Sathish
age 12 | grade 7
Lake County Regional Office of Education
Vernon Hills, Illinois
76
Raian Timur
age 10 | grade 4
SNSB Region Three Bee
Greenwood, Indiana
77
Owen Shirey
age 13 | grade 8
IU School of Education Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
78
Sharanya Kar
age 12 | grade 7
LARA Educational Opportunities, Inc.
Lafayette, Indiana
79
Vishva Bharath
age 13 | grade 8
St. John's Lutheran Church
La Porte, Indiana
80
Leo Furlong
age 12 | grade 6
Ball State University - WIPB-TV
Muncie, Indiana
81
Lindsey Jessen
age 13 | grade 8
The Dispatch Argus
Davenport, Iowa
82
Adele Gibbens
age 14 | grade 8
Olathe Public Schools
Olathe, Kansas
83
Samuel Riley
age 12 | grade 7
Kansas Press Association
Topeka, Kansas
84
Josephine Frimpong
age 13 | grade 8
University of Kentucky - College of Education
Lexington, Kentucky
85
Zachary Rara
age 14 | grade 8
Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville, Kentucky
86
George Weghorst
age 12 | grade 7
WCPO 9
Newport, Kentucky
87
Malek Youssri
age 13 | grade 8
Gulf University for Science & Technology
Mubarak Al-Abdullah, Kuwait
88
Naqeeb Hossain
age 12 | grade 6
LSU - University Laboratory School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
89
Caroline Andrus
age 14 | grade 8
Kiwanis Club of Lafayette & Arcadiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
90
James Granger
age 12 | grade 6
SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Lake Charles
Lake Charles, Louisiana
91
Leya Ismail
age 10 | grade 4
New Orleans Chapter of The Links
New Orleans, Louisiana
92
Chidu Anumele
age 14 | grade 8
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
93
Esme Filippo
age 13 | grade 7
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Portland, Maine
94
Quint Karlsson
age 13 | grade 7
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Annapolis, Maryland
95
Bindi Ray
age 11 | grade 5
Maryland Sports
Baltimore, Maryland
96
Lauren Merillana
age 13 | grade 7
The Meakem Group
Bethesda, Maryland
97
Luke Noblezada
age 12 | grade 7
Howard County Library
Columbia, Maryland
98
Arya Bhavansikar
age 13 | grade 8
Frederick County Public Libraries
Frederick, Maryland
99
Aruuke Rayeva
age 12 | grade 7
Charles County Public Schools
La Plata, Maryland
100
Megan Barrientos
age 13 | grade 7
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland
101
Sapna Malhotra
age 13 | grade 8
Boston Centers for Youth & Families
Boston, Massachusetts
102
Adarsh Venkannagari
age 11 | grade 6
The Daily Item
Lynn, Massachusetts
103
Juliet Merrill
age 11 | grade 5
The Martha's Vineyard Times
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
104
Ainsley Gastmeier
age 14 | grade 8
Macomb Intermediate School District
Clinton Township, Michigan
105
Divya Choudhary
age 11 | grade 6
WXYZ Channel 7
Detroit, Michigan
106
Elliott Covelle
age 14 | grade 8
Kent Intermediate School District
Grand Rapids, Michigan
107
Josiah Loehrke
age 11 | grade 5
Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
108
Zander Myers
age 11 | grade 5
The County Press
Lapeer, Michigan
109
Eliza Schwass
age 14 | grade 8
West Shore Educational Service District
Ludington, Michigan
110
Ishika Dirisala
age 12 | grade 6
The Herald-Palladium
St. Joseph, Michigan
111
Minna Danziger
age 12 | grade 6
Traverse City Record-Eagle
Traverse City, Michigan
112
Sanvi Mandvekar
age 13 | grade 8
Oakland Schools Education Foundation
Waterford, Michigan
113
Carter Peterson
age 14 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Austin, Minnesota
114
Gemma Kim
age 14 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Duluth, Minnesota
115
Jaden Go
age 14 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
116
Eli Schlosser
age 12 | grade 6
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
117
Charles Mueller-Thompson
age 14 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Marshall, Minnesota
118
Wade Salvey
age 11 | grade 5
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Minneapolis, Minnesota
119
Emmaline Bushman
age 14 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
St. Cloud, Minnesota
120
Anya Stoll
age 13 | grade 8
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
St. Peter, Minnesota
121
Josslyn Hansen
age 13 | grade 7
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
Wadena, Minnesota
122
Sagan Karthikeyan
age 13 | grade 8
C Spire Foundation
Ridgeland, Mississippi
123
Yuva Peddireddy
age 14 | grade 8
C Spire Foundation
Ridgeland, Mississippi
124
Ananya Aggarwal
age 12 | grade 7
Columbia Missourian
Columbia, Missouri
125
Beckett Griffin
age 11 | grade 5
Mid-Continent Public Library
Independence, Missouri
126
Will Henley
age 12 | grade 6
Raymore-Peculiar School District
Peculiar, Missouri
127
Scott Tingle
age 14 | grade 8
Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
128
Kunal Patel
age 12 | grade 7
A.C.E.S.
Rolla, Missouri
129
Natalie Linthicum
age 14 | grade 8
Mosaic Life Care Foundation
St. Joseph, Missouri
130
Khusi Dahal
age 11 | grade 5
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
131
Ruby Wang
age 11 | grade 5
Montana Television Network
Bozeman, Montana
132
Rian Camty
age 14 | grade 8
Omaha Sports Commission
Omaha, Nebraska
133
Priya Konduru
age 12 | grade 7
The Public Education Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada
134
Audrey Ware
age 13 | grade 8
The Public Education Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada
135
Arpith Mishra
age 13 | grade 8
New Hampshire Union Leader
Manchester, New Hampshire
136
Harini Murali
age 13 | grade 8
SNSB Region Three Bee
Edison, New Jersey
137
Eli Neibart
age 14 | grade 8
Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs
Hackensack, New Jersey
138
Ishaan Gupta
age 11 | grade 6
Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs
Jersey City, New Jersey
139
Daniel Rotem
age 13 | grade 8
Care NJ
South Orange, New Jersey
140
Keith Lee
age 13 | grade 8
The Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico
145
Reed Laursen
age 13 | grade 8
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Newark, New York
146
Izzy Canada
age 14 | grade 8
NYC Department of Education
New York, New York
147
Jay Nayak
age 10 | grade 5
NYC Department of Education
New York, New York
148
Margot Fieni
age 13 | grade 8
The Daily Star
Oneonta, New York
149
Leah Rini
age 13 | grade 8
Champlain Valley Educational Services
Plattsburgh, New York
150
Olivia Lipiec
age 14 | grade 8
SNSB Region Four Bee
Smithtown, New York
151
Simran Sanders
age 14 | grade 8
The Post-Standard | syracuse.com
Syracuse, New York
152
Micah Sterling
age 12 | grade 7
Watertown Daily Times
Watertown, New York
153
Amazing-Grace Salami
age 12 | grade 6
Spellingbee In Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
154
Sach Akella
age 11 | grade 6
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte, North Carolina
155
Holden Good
age 13 | grade 7
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte, North Carolina
156
Aishwarya Kallakuri
age 14 | grade 8
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte, North Carolina
157
Kushi Gottimukkala
age 12 | grade 6
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte, North Carolina
158
Johannes Roxburgh
age 14 | grade 8
Duke University Office of Durham & Community Affairs
Durham, North Carolina
159
Zachary Thurnher
age 13 | grade 8
Cumberland County Schools
Fayetteville, North Carolina
160
Antonella Guzman-Vazquez
age 13 | grade 7
Harnett County Schools
Lillington, North Carolina
161
Swayzee Brown
age 13 | grade 8
Johnston County Public Schools
Smithfield, North Carolina
162
Chilaka Ugobi
age 13 | grade 7
ND Association of County Superintendents
Bismarck, North Dakota
163
Zach Yeager
age 14 | grade 8
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio
164
Joseph Keffer
age 10 | grade 5
Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Athens, Ohio
169
Aurora Spisak
age 14 | grade 8
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio
170
Hiro Bernhardsson
age 13 | grade 7
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
Elyria, Ohio
171
Jason Chukwuma-Eze
age 10 | grade 5
The Lima News
Lima, Ohio
172
Maureen Bone
age 12 | grade 7
East Liverpool Review, Salem News & The Morning Journal
Lisbon, Ohio
177
Daniela Lucia Pappalardo
age 13 | grade 7
WFMJ Television
Youngstown, Ohio
178
Annika Huang
age 13 | grade 8
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
179
William Fuller
age 12 | grade 7
2 News Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
180
Vittal Krishnamurthy
age 13 | grade 8
SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Portland
Portland, Oregon
181
Disha Jain
age 14 | grade 8
Chester County Intermediate Unit
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
182
Akshaj Somisetty
age 13 | grade 8
Pennon Education
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
183
Maia Mathai
age 12 | grade 6
Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania
184
Joey Anandh
age 12 | grade 7
Delaware County Intermediate Unit
Morton, Pennsylvania
185
Isaac Geremew
age 13 | grade 7
WHYY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
186
Jayden Jiang
age 11 | grade 5
WHYY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
187
Jane Ross
age 14 | grade 8
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
188
Rowena Cresswell-Blickley
age 13 | grade 7
Schuylkill Technology Center
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
189
Anjali Agarwal
age 10 | grade 4
Diamond City Sports
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
190
Naira Rivas
age 13 | grade 7
Eureka Enrichment Services, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
191
Elliana Pagliarini
age 12 | grade 6
The Valley Breeze
Lincoln, Rhode Island
192
John Donato
age 14 | grade 8
The Post and Courier
Charleston, South Carolina
193
Connor Norton
age 13 | grade 7
Pee Dee Education Center
Florence, South Carolina
194
Ahaan Jain
age 13 | grade 8
Carolina Panthers
Fort Mill, South Carolina
195
Miles Little
age 14 | grade 8
USC Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina
196
Kolin Schuler
age 11 | grade 6
Carolina Panthers
Warrenville, South Carolina
197
Amanuel Gemechis
age 14 | grade 8
South Dakota News Watch
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
198
Josh Verma
age 10 | grade 4
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
199
Swetank Bangaru
age 10 | grade 5
Tennessee Titans
Nashville, Tennessee
200
Vidula Kalathur
age 13 | grade 7
Tennessee Titans
Nashville, Tennessee
209
Anaya Tonde
age 9 | grade 4
EPISD Education Foundation
El Paso, Texas
210
Brihasa Veduru
age 12 | grade 7
Fort Worth Public Library/Fort Worth Sports Commission
Fort Worth, Texas
211
Noah White
age 10 | grade 4
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
212
Luke Nguyen
age 14 | grade 8
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
213
Zachary Teoh
age 8 | grade 2
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
214
Alejandro Martinez
age 14 | grade 8
Laredo Morning Times
Laredo, Texas
215
Michael Tesfaye
age 14 | grade 8
Ramar Communications
Lubbock, Texas
216
Caleb Giuoco
age 14 | grade 8
Rio Grande Valley Newspapers - AIM Media Texas
McAllen, Texas
217
Shreeya Sivakumar
age 14 | grade 8
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Midland, Texas
218
Krish Patel
age 14 | grade 8
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa, Texas
219
Jarah Abarquez
age 14 | grade 8
TCP Software
San Angelo, Texas
220
Siyona Kandala
age 13 | grade 7
BASIS Ed Texas and BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
221
Chev Bondoc
age 11 | grade 6
Victoria College
Victoria, Texas
222
Aarav Sargurunathan
age 13 | grade 8
Rapoport Holdings, LLC
Waco, Texas
223
Evan Fahie
age 14 | grade 8
The Virgin Islands Daily News
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
224
Sasha Kenlon
age 12 | grade 7
The Park Record
Park City, Utah
225
Ashley Bryner
age 13 | grade 7
Southeast Education Service Center
Price, Utah
226
Roshan Kaushik
age 13 | grade 7
The City Journals
Salt Lake City, Utah
227
Phoenix Newell
age 13 | grade 7
Vermont Principals Association
Rutland, Vermont
228
Layla Barrett
age 13 | grade 7
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area
Danville, Virginia
229
Draven Williams
age 14 | grade 8
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Fredericksburg, Virginia
230
Nicholas Kokhan
age 12 | grade 7
Rockingham District Ruritans
Harrisonburg, Virginia
231
Viky Tanamala
age 10 | grade 5
Loudoun County Public Schools
Leesburg, Virginia
232
Vincent Chu
age 14 | grade 8
InsideNoVa/Prince William
Manassas, Virginia
233
Nikita Ramakrishnan
age 14 | grade 8
Fairfax County Council PTA
Merrifield, Virginia
234
Nargiza Muzhapaer
age 14 | grade 8
Fairfax County Council PTA
Merrifield, Virginia
235
Suhani Joshi
age 13 | grade 7
WHRO Public Media
Norfolk, Virginia
236
Rory Grant
age 13 | grade 7
Radford University
Radford, Virginia
237
Harper Cox
age 14 | grade 8
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
238
Declan Mallady
age 12 | grade 6
Town Hall Seattle
Seattle, Washington
239
Charvitha Sanjaya
age 14 | grade 8
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Charleston, West Virginia
240
Nirav Nimbarte
age 12 | grade 7
The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram
Clarksburg, West Virginia
celebrating 100 years
Since 1925, children across America have participated in classroom, school and regional spelling bees with the hope of making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Learn more about the Bee's storied history with new centennial activations, including a historical microsite and mobile museum exhibit.
get ready for Bee Week!
Bee Week 2025 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. On May 25, 243 spellers from across the country and around the world will arrive in the Washington, D.C., area. For these spellers, Bee Week will include much more than three days of nationally-televised competition.